Comments on: A Brief Look at Heritage Language Schools

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By: Andrea

Andrea — Mon, 09 Sep 2013 06:36:43 +0000

nice interview! i’ve read about the educa program but i’d never heard of the alliance for heritage languages! so glad to have this!

i’m interested in the funding piece–do folks fundraise to pay for supplies or do you pay the teachers too? we’re trying to start a cooperative here (it’s hard, we’re in a small city of 30,000 but it’s not on the road system) and i love getting more insight.

in michigan there’s a program “en nuestra lengua” that makes a concerted effort to draw low-income families. you can check it out here, and there are links to several academic articles as well: http://www-personal.umich.edu/~tsatter/ENL/En%20Nuestra%20Lengua/INICIO.html

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[...] been toying around with the idea of doing something more structured like a Saturday heritage language school or a Spanish book club, but because everyone’s lives can be so busy, we’ve never gotten [...]

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By: What if There are No Dual Immersion Programs in Your City?

What if There are No Dual Immersion Programs in Your City? — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 08:12:29 +0000

[...] Schools, for those of us raising bilingual children. Don’t know what that is? Check out this post Ana Lilian recently wrote about [...]

By: Rey Rodriguez

Rey Rodriguez — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 16:50:23 +0000

I just wanted to add that there is a dual immersion school in Pasadena at San Rafael Elementary. It has a wonderful group of parents, teachers and staff who are dedicated to putting together a quality program. The school currently only caters to Kinder and 1st, but it will add as the program grows. In addition, over the summer the Pasadena Educational Foundation sponsors a summer enrichment program of an introduction to Kinder solely in Spanish. My son attended it last year and loved it. Despite these wonderful programs, their are woefully such educational opportunities to meet the need and I ask that all of you who live in the LA area that you advocate for more Spanish language services. The goal is nurture bilingual children capable of thriving in many cultural and linguistic environments.

By: Ana Lilian

Ana Lilian — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 05:27:36 +0000

@novin: You can get more info on Grupo Educa by going to their webpage and contacting them directly.
There´s also some good dual-language immersion programs in public schools in Santa Monica, Mar Vista and Glendale.
The Santa Monica school is Edison Elementary and they have been doing it successfully for years now.
There´s also two schools in Glendale with Spanish immersion programs. We wrote about them some months ago. You can read it here: http://www.spanglishbaby.com/2009/03/foreign-language-academies-of-glendale-a-dual-immersion-case-study/
There´s also the Grand View Blvd Elementary in the Mar Vista area.
You can also feel free to open up a new topic in our forum where it will be easier for other parents to find it and possibly contribute more answers to your questions.
Hope this helps!

By: novin barredo

novin barredo — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 16:57:37 +0000

Hello, we are looking for spanish schools for my children. I’ve contacted the Spanish/Mexican Councils in LA, but I don’t think there are any Spanish schools (like Lycee Francaise) in LA, right? Can you provide informaiton about the Heritage school. We live in Palos Verdes but don’t mind driving to Pasadena if that is the only option available. My children are 3 and 7, were raised speaking Spanish but are quicky forgetting now that they are in English schools. We put them in camps in Spain during summers but need something throughout the year. The local programs are very basic as both kids are fluent and need immersion classes. Please provide information on what is available. Thanks.

By: Jai

Jai — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 17:33:16 +0000

This is a great reasource! It is definitley important to me that my son learn Spanish. We are teaching him at home and he watches Dora and Diego as well as his other cartoons but I think it would make a difference to have like minded play mates. It's so hard to raise a bilingual child but it's very important to me. My parents never learned English and I want them to be able to communicate with each other. .-= Jai´s last blog ..Latinos on TV: Sofia Vergara =-.

By: Ana Lilian

Ana Lilian — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 05:36:27 +0000

I can only imagine how happy this made you! Kindergarten is definitely not to late to start. Remember the way the dual immersion model works is that some 50% of the kids in the class will not be native speakers. You´ll be surprised how in 6 months or so they´re all already speaking and even reading and writing it. So, if your daughter´s been surrounded by Spanish all her life then it shall be an easy transition to her and will validate the language for her even more.
If you can, we´d love to get more info about the school so other parents in your area can find it as well. We have a space just for that in our Forums. You can find the link on the navigation tab at the header of the site.
Thanks so much!!!